According to Tom, George and Jim, this distinction goes to plates from Canada’s Northwest Territories.  Since 1970 their plates have been cut in the shape of a bear. On our mantelpiece, we have two passenger bear plates followed by 3 small motorcycle plates symbolizing our three daughters…..our bear family!  The bear motorcycle plates were […]

    Again, Tom, George and Jim answer this question. “Beginning in 1957, most types of North American plates were the standard size of 6 by 12 inches. Prior to that, varied sizes and shapes were common. Plates were normally rectangular, but oval, square, round, and triangular shapes were commonly used. For a number of […]

Jim Hucks, who did the photography for Colorado License Plates The First 100 Years 1013-2013 by Thomas E. Boyd, George C. Sammeth, Jr. and James T. Hucks, recently did an interview about the book: fhttp://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/book-explores-license-plate-history-in-colorado…..I am a bit prejudiced 🙂 but it is a good book! Please paste the link into your browser and read the […]

  Tom and I attended the Spring License Plate meet last weekend in Security (just south of Colorado Springs)…..lots of buying, selling and trading happened and it’s always good to see our plate collector friends. This week we’re going to address trends in license plates….according to Colorado  License Plates The First 100 Years 1013-2013, “Since the […]